STS-51-B photograph

STS-51-B

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Distance travelled4. 651621 billion m
Launch dateApril 29, 1985
Landing dateMay 6, 1985
Members Robert F. Overmyer
Frederick D. Gregory
Don L. Lind
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Date of Upd.
ID1956301
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About STS-51-B


STS 51-B was the 17th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch of Challenger on April 29, 1985 was delayed by 2 minutes and 18 seconds, due to a launch processing failure. Challenger was initially rolled out to the pad to launch on the STS-51-E mission.

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